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Written by Kazi Mahmood, World Futures
Nut cases will surely urge the government to ban local food access to foreigners who come in by bus loads and who fills the International Airport at the KLIA on a daily basis. It is a bet that ‘cheap’ food courts and restaurants will soon display notices saying ‘Subsidized food – No Foreigners allowed!”.
Malaysians are puffing with anger over a 40 percent oil price increase but throwing the weight against foreign cars entering the country is not helping the government of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in its damage control campaign. It is a question of subsidies and the one to blame is the foreigners – tourists or illegal migrants – who are apparently putting additional strains on the locals. In some forum boards and blogs, Malaysians are asking the grueling question: Why does foreigners have access to cheap food, cheap fuel and no levies are paid by them? The rage of the locals is turning towards the ‘foreigners’ – the eternal enemy when a country’s economy goes into bad steam. The Malaysian government has decided that gas stations will have separate pumps for foreign registered cars and that means a different price structure for the foreigners to pay. The aim is to ensure that foreigners pay more for fuel and there is no illicit transactions altogether. Too many foreigners have been blamed for an exodus of local fuel (diesel in particular) into Thailand and Singapore and the regime in Putrajaya want to put an end to this. The reality may be different though. Malaysians too are involved in ‘shipping’ diesel to Thailand by filling their tanks at border pump stations only to empty them once they have crossed the border into Thailand or Singapore. Some of them are known for literally driving back to Malaysia with old car tires, the new ones having been sold in Singapore for example. The fault does not totally lie with the foreigners in the end. How will Malaysia handle the issue of food subsidies and foreign tourists? Tourists are virtually dragged to Malaysian shores in a bid to enjoy the cheap food and the cheap fruits. But the food is mostly subsidized and this causes an imbalance. Nut cases will surely urge the government to ban local food access to foreigners who come in by bus loads and who fills the International Airport at the KLIA on a daily basis. It is a bet that ‘cheap’ food courts and restaurants will soon display notices saying ‘Subsidized food – No Foreigners allowed!”. In sermons, some speakers at local Masjids has criticized the government for removing subsidies that helps the locals enjoy cheap fuel but in the mean time the government enforces policies that grants ‘incentives’ to foreign investors. The criticism is misplaced since the foreigners brings in the much needed foreign capital that helps an economy – a modern economy – runs smoothly. The world is struggling with incentives thrown at foreign direct investments or (FDI) in order to help consolidate the local economy and raise or keep the actual rate of the local currency afloat against other currencies. READ MORE HERE
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